Bane v. State

KRAHULIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant, Clayton Bane, was convicted by a jury of murder and received a sentence of 60 years. Additionally, he received one year for contempt of court to be served consecutively with the 60 year sentence. He raises seven issues in this direct appeal. They are:

1. Whether the trial court's instruction on voluntary manslaughter was erroneous;

2. Whether verdicts of guilty of murder and not guilty of voluntary manslaughter are inconsistent;

8. Whether the court erred in failing to give the defendant's instruction regarding a presumption of innocence;

4. Whether the…